Monthly Archives: January 2022

What if we had constructive discussions?

What if we had constructive discussions?

The extraordinary synchronization of our experiences due to the pandemic promotes a global awareness of the urgency of reinventing ourselves and offers us the opportunity to transform our modes of organization. This presupposes, both upstream and downstream of political decisions, sharing and exchanging, and therefore offering the necessary conditions for constructive citizen conversations. “Authority is that which increases the […] … learn more→

Four important tips to help ensure your business is a success

Four important tips to help ensure your business is a success

All businesses begin with a simple idea. You pick a niche and work your way up from there. However, it’s not always as easy as that. In today’s digital landscape, opening a business isn’t as rare as it used to be. The real task is making sure the business is successful. Unfortunately, a lot of […] … learn more→

Teaching music online in the pandemic has yielded creative surprises, like mixing ‘Blob Opera’ and beatboxing

Teaching music online in the pandemic has yielded creative surprises, like mixing ‘Blob Opera’ and beatboxing

Learning to make music is a full mind-and-body activity. Whether teaching how to play a musical instrument, or how to sing, teachers rely on learners’ physical cues to help them progress — cues that are often obscured either by watching someone on a screen or listening through a microphone. As a music educator, I’d hazard that […] … learn more→

The hatred of mathematics is transmitted: teachers have the key

The hatred of mathematics is transmitted: teachers have the key

Mathematical competence, understood as the application of mathematical concepts and procedures to solve problems in real contexts, is very important for the comprehensive training of students. However, despite the recognized importance of this subject, it is frequently perceived by students as a difficult, abstract, boring subject, and disconnected from reality. This leads to a lack of […] … learn more→

Evolution: how Victorian sexism influenced Darwin’s theories – new research

Evolution: how Victorian sexism influenced Darwin’s theories – new research

Sex is an expensive business, biologically speaking. Finding a suitable mate takes time and energy. Offspring are also a huge investment of resources. But sex does offer a rewarding possibility: children who are fitter than their parents thanks to new and “better” combinations of genes. Darwin realised that many animal species therefore carefully select their […] … learn more→

The better you are at math, the more money seems to influence your satisfaction

The better you are at math, the more money seems to influence your satisfaction

Your grade school math teacher probably told you that being good at math would be very important to your grownup self. But maybe the younger you didn’t believe that at the time. A lot of research, though, has shown that your teacher was right. We are two researchers who study decision-making and how it relates to […] … learn more→

Border opening spurs rebound in demand from international students

Border opening spurs rebound in demand from international students

Australia’s position in the international higher education market weakened significantly while our border was closed over the past two years. But recent demand and application data suggest our position may be strengthening since the border re-opening was announced in November. More than 43,000 international students have arrived in Australia since December 1. The Australian share of demand from international […] … learn more→

Meeting room booking software

Meeting room booking software

Meeting room booking software allows businesses to schedule meetings and manage meeting rooms. It can be used in shared workplaces, conference rooms, event management, and the hospitality industry. The booking software provides space management and seating allocation features. This workspace management tool helps you efficiently use your office resources and makes collaboration simpler. You can […] … learn more→

Pandemic disruption to PhD research is bad for society and the economy – but there are solutions

Pandemic disruption to PhD research is bad for society and the economy – but there are solutions

Every year thousands of students enrol in PhD degrees at universities in New Zealand. The government funds their degrees because the advanced knowledge and innovations they develop benefit our economy and society. But there is growing concern about the impact of COVID-19 on doctoral students. It’s feared some will abandon their degrees, with real implications for the potential […] … learn more→

Phonics teaching in England needs to change – our new research points to a better approach

Phonics teaching in England needs to change – our new research points to a better approach

Arguments about the best way to teach children to read can be intense – they’ve even been described as “the reading wars”. In England, as in many other countries, much of the debate has been over the use of phonics, which helps children understand how sounds – “phonemes” – are represented by letters. The government […] … learn more→